diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75f4a8c4..a3aa04cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *.o
 *.swp
+*.tar.gz
 .sconsign.dblite
 ocarina.bin
 include/version.h